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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4607950

Brandon Valley School District 49-2

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 sits in the highest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,093 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Brandon Valley School District 49-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,093
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$12,702
Per-pupil spending
4,949
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in SD
$60,093

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 sits in the highest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,093 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,093, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,949 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Brandon Valley School District 49-2 sits in the highest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,093 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 98th percentile for South Dakota
  • 37th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • South Dakota ranks #46 of 49 on the salary estimate and #42 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Brandon Valley School District 49-2 ranks #3 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #102 of 121 by per-pupil spending. Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank
  • +17.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs South Dakota median

Among 148 South Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Brandon Valley School District 49-2's instructional payroll puts 83.3% into regular program , 3.4 points above the state median of 79.9%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median South Dakota district.

Program Brandon Valley SD median Gap
Regular program 83.3% 79.9% +3.4 pp
Special education 10.9% 9.7% +1.2 pp
Vocational programs 3.7% 5.1% -1.4 pp
Other programs 2.1% 5.1% -3.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 148 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4607950 · FY2023.

LEAID 4607950 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Brandon Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +19% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 4,949 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Douglas FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,093 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in South Dakota · P37 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Douglas (+$1,645est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Brandon Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Brandon Valley

Brandon Valley already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Brandon Valley

Brandon Valley School District 49-2's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,093 37th percentile higher than 37% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Brandon Valley in South Dakota's upper-third pay band

Same 121 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Brandon Valley School District 49-2 ranks #3 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #102 of 121 by per-pupil spending. Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads spending at $46,309 per pupil; Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Brandon Valley School District 49-2

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +17.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 7.5 points, a growth rate faster than 82% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 16.6% here, from 4,243 students in FY2019 to 4,949 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,093.043

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

South Dakota price level
88.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$68,172

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in South Dakota run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how South Dakota compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Brandon Valley School District 49-2

What the Numbers Say About Brandon Valley School District 49-2

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Dakota, serving 4,949 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,702. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,093, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4607950 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the South Dakota statewide average of $50,422, teacher pay in Brandon Valley School District 49-2 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 19.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 98% of them. South Dakota itself ranks #46 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Brandon Valley School District 49-2 reports $62.9M in total expenditure against $59.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $14.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.9M.

How does Brandon Valley School District 49-2 compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the South Dakota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 $60,093
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 pays +11.0% more than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $12,702 vs $13,239

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable South Dakota districts

On pay, Brandon Valley School District 49-2 sits closest to Douglas School District 51-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Belle Fourche School District 09-1. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Douglas School District 51-1
  2. Huron School District 02-2
  3. Yankton School District 63-3
  4. Dakota Valley School District 61-8
  5. Harrisburg School District 41-2
  6. Aberdeen School District 06-1
  7. Mitchell School District 17-2
  8. West Central School District 49-7
  9. Pierre School District 32-2
  10. Tea Area School District 41-5
  11. Brookings School District 05-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Belle Fourche School District 09-1
  2. Mitchell School District 17-2
  3. Rapid City Area School District 51-4
  4. Pierre School District 32-2
  5. Tea Area School District 41-5
  6. Yankton School District 63-3
  7. Watertown School District 14-4
  8. Douglas School District 51-1
  9. West Central School District 49-7
  10. Huron School District 02-2
  11. Meade School District 46-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Brandon Valley School District 49-2's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Brandon Valley School District 49-2: closest on enrollment (4,949 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,093 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$59.4M
Total Revenue
$62.9M
Total Expenditure
$20.1M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.3M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Brandon Valley School District 49-2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

South Dakota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized South Dakota districts belongs to Douglas School District 51-1 at $61,738. Only second place separates it from the ceiling: among the 49 districts of comparable size, Brandon Valley School District 49-2 is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. North Dakota and Oklahoma are the states closest to South Dakota on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all South Dakota districts →

Other South Dakota Districts

Large-district sample from 120 South Dakota peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Huron School District 02-2
$57,607
2,917 students
Pierre School District 32-2
$54,542
2,762 students
Douglas School District 51-1
$61,738
2,750 students
Mitchell School District 17-2
$55,929
2,735 students
Spearfish School District 40-2
$52,706
2,438 students
Tea Area School District 41-5
$54,536
2,362 students

This is a sample of 6 from 120 South Dakota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Valley School District 49-2
What is the average teacher salary in Brandon Valley School District 49-2?

The average teacher salary in Brandon Valley School District 49-2 is $60,093 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Brandon Valley School District 49-2 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 pays 19.2% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $60,093.

How does Brandon Valley School District 49-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 pays 14.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,093.

What is the per-pupil spending in Brandon Valley School District 49-2?

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 spends approximately $12,702 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Brandon Valley School District 49-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Brandon Valley School District 49-2's total expenditure of $62.9M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Brandon Valley School District 49-2's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.